<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 36-4. - Authority; purpose.</div>
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               This chapter is adopted pursuant to G.S. ch. 153A,<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH18FIPR" class="section-link" data-product-id="14661"> art. 18</a>, for the purpose of establishing procedures and standards for the development and
               subdivision of land within the mainland limits of the jurisdiction of the county in
               order to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the county. This
               chapter is designed to:
               
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                  (1)
                  
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                  Lessen congestion of the roads and highways;
                  
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                  (2)
                  
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                  Further the orderly outlay and use of land;
                  
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                  (3)
                  
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                  Ensure proper legal description and proper monumenting of subdivided land;
                  
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                  (4)
                  
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                  Secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers;
                  
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                  (5)
                  
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                  Provide adequate light and air;
                  
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                  (6)
                  
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                  Prevent the overcrowding of land and avoid undue concentration of population;
                  
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                  (7)
                  
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                  Facilitate adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewer, schools, parks, playgrounds
                  and other public requirements; and
                  
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                  (8)
                  
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                  Help conserve and protect the physical and economic resources of the county.
                  
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               (Ord. No. 85, art. I, Â§ 2, 3-6-2000)
               
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